AVAH vs SBRA vs CHE Stock Comparison

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Sabra Health Care REIT and Chemed Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHE Chemed Corp
$548.43 +7.2% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings 5, Chemed 4, Sabra Health Care REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVAHSBRACHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.09B $5.43B $7.22B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 75.9x 25.6x AVAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 51.4x 20.7x AVAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% +23.4% +5.2% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 7.8% 10.6% CHE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% 4.4% 26.5% CHE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.9x 0.4x CHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.8% +17.3% +24.9% AVAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr +7.2%/yr +2.0%/yr AVAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 24.9% 29.2% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 50/100 56/100 AVAH

Percentile Scorecard

AVAHSBRACHE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVAHSBRACHE
Valuation 72 #27 of 95 36 #94 of 146 50 #48 of 95
Growth 89 #11 of 88 52 #70 of 145 13 #77 of 88
Profitability 76 #22 of 87 52 #68 of 141 93 #7 of 87
Financial Health 21 #79 of 100 83 #25 of 146 66 #35 of 100
Shareholder Returns 32 #40 of 58 24 #103 of 136 60 #24 of 58
Overall 58 50 56
  • AVAH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVAHSBRACHESPY
1 month +15.0%+10.6%+7.2% -1.0%
3 months +52.5%+0.0%+0.4% -0.4%
6 months +110.5%+2.9%+29.2% +4.5%
Year to date +74.2%+11.4%+28.2% +12.4%
1 year +52.8%+17.3%+24.9% +13.6%
3 years +868.0%+52.2%-6.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +113.2%+15.0%-2.3% +20.8%
5 years +70.2%+41.3%+10.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%+7.2%+2.0% +10.4%
10 years —+2.9%+311.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+0.3%+15.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAVAHSBRACHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%24.9%29.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%22.5%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.65-0.200.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.700.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-38.7%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-5.8%-0.7% -1.6%
52-week high $14.38$22.39$552.43 $779.14
52-week low $6.22$17.67$368.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVAHSBRACHE
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 25.6x 75.4xmedian 26.6x 25.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 4.3x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 16.0x 16.1xmedian 14.7x 16.7xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 21.6x -17.0xmedian 22.1x 24.2xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 8.3xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.74 1.90median 2.01 2.57median 0.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVAHSBRACHE
Revenue $2.60B $919.09M $2.66B
Gross profit $840.08M – $892.52M
Operating income $273.93M – $370.86M
Net income $274.76M $71.46M $282.40M
Free cash flow $158.38M -$325.53M $295.45M
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $0.28 $21.40
Cash & equivalents $97.20M $36.24M $48.43M
Total debt $1.30B $1.24B $236.00M
Shares (diluted) 224.86M 259.82M 13.20M
Enterprise value $2.46B $4.97B $7.04B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRACHE
P/E 11.3x 75.4x 25.6x
P/FCF 19.6x -17.0x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 13.8x 19.7x
P/S 1.2x 6.0x 2.7x
P/B 10.8x 1.9x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 16.6x 2.0x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 16.1x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 37.1x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 7.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 27.2x -20.7x 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x 16.8x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 1.90 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRACHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% 23.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 12.3% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% – 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.4% – 5.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.3% – 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,381% -59.2% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 41.1% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,286% -61.7% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 39.6% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.2% 17.4% -13.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.7% 11.4% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.7% -1,239% -18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.5% -59.7% 4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRACHE
Gross margin 32.3% – 33.5%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 45.3% 16.5%
Operating margin 10.5% – 13.9%
Pretax margin 5.9% 7.1% 14.4%
Net margin 10.6% 7.8% 10.6%
FCF margin 6.1% -35.4% 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 43.6% 13.6%
Return on equity 104.2% 2.5% 33.4%
Return on assets 13.3% 1.3% 17.1%
Return on invested capital 17.5% 4.4% 26.5%
Return on capital employed 16.6% – 28.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 5.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRACHE
Debt / assets 61.6% 22.8% 13.7%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.9x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.2x -3.8x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 47.7% 49.9%
Equity / assets 13.6% 52.3% 50.1%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.6x 75.4x
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.01 – 9.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRACHE
Dividend yield – 5.7% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -3.7% 6.9%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.0% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVAHSBRACHE
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 51.4xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.85FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $26.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.7%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026 +23.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +90.2% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.76BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +13.0% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVAHSBRACHE
Held by institutions 92.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 215 464 528
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.7% +2.8%
Institutions buying 151 229 276
Institutions selling 52 147 187
Buyers to sellers 2.90 1.56 1.48

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVAHSBRACHE
AVAH 1.00 0.14 0.17
SBRA 0.14 1.00 0.10
CHE 0.17 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVAH, SBRA and CHE?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) $3.09B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.43B, Chemed (CHE) $7.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVAH, SBRA and CHE?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 11.2x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.9x, Chemed (CHE) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) is cheapest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 16.7x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.4x, Chemed (CHE) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +19.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemed (CHE) has the highest net margin (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, Chemed (CHE) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemed (CHE) leads (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 17.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, Chemed (CHE) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) returned the most: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +52.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Chemed (CHE) +24.9%. Over five years, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) compounded fastest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +11.2%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.2%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 0.00%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%, Chemed (CHE) 0.00%. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 47.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%, Chemed (CHE) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVAH, SBRA and CHE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.